Dmitri von Klein, born in Siberia, raised in East Germany, and later the American Southwest. He received a Bachelor of Arts with a concentration in the history of photography from the University of Oregon.

His work has appeared in Rolling Stone, Vulture, NPR, The Daily Beast, Esquire, Wired, BuzzFeed, Oregon Quarterly, Portland Tribune, Eugene Weekly and more.

Today, he lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico and travels within the States and abroad in pursuit of his work and greater understanding with his best friend Lulu, the Collie Patou.